How to Query Pushbullet Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Pushbullet to query Pushbullet data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Pushbullet data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Pushbullet Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

Using API Key Authentication

Pushbullet uses token-based authentication (Access Token). To obtain an Access Token:

1. Log in to your Pushbullet account at https://www.pushbullet.com
2. Navigate to Settings > Account
3. Click "Create Access Token"
4. Copy the generated token

After obtaining your Access Token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

• APIKey: Set this to your Pushbullet Access Token.

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\Pushbullet.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_access_token;';AuthScheme=APIKey;

Connecting to Pushbullet

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Pushbullet and query data from any of the available tables such as Users, Pushes, Devices, Chats, Subscriptions, and Channels.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Pushbullet data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query Pushbullet from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Pushbullet database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Pushbullet data.

Connect to Pushbullet through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Pushbullet).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Pushbullet Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Pushbullet).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Pushbullet data, like SELECT * FROM `CData API Sys`.Users;

With access to live Pushbullet data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Pushbullet, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for ODBC and the CData SQL Gateway.